Breast supporter, corselet, corset, and the like



, Mitch 18, 1930. .1. LINDA UER 1,751,212

' BREAST surromfnm CORSELET, CORSET, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 17. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 J'ulas Lindauer' lN\/ENTo&

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March 18, 1930. 1 J. LINDAUER- 1,751,212

BREAST SUPPORTER, CORSELET, CORSET, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 17, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 QQRTT YI March 18, 19300 J. LINDAUER BREAST SUPPORTER, CORSELET, CORSET, AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 17, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Mar. 18, 1930 UNITED STATES {PATENT OFFICE rams: all: I o nli::11 :t i jfr lr fn r, fis nifijnn inm Application filed February 17,

relates to improvements n breast supperters, corsets and like articles, characterized cles are strengthened at the front part by I applied pieces which are secured by stitch ing. The said pieces have a pointed shape, and their upper point is situated-below the nipple of the breast; said'applied pieces are attached between the edges which ,give a ton l vex or bulged shape to the front part of thecloth of the breast supporter, and they extend .upon the front of the breasts, whereby the latter are effectively supported and are held in the raised osition.

My said invention urther relates to a The present invention i method for making and for securing the said applied pieces. Each applied piece thus cons1sts of-a piece of cloth which is secured to the fabric of the breast supporter (or the like) or is' formed in one wltlr the sa1d fab- Qric;*said a plied piece is folded upon itself e alon a mi dle line, andits edges are placed toget er and are sewed upon the corresponding edges of the breast supporter, the same bemg preferabl consolidated by cross stitching at a suita 1e distance below the said po1nted part of the breast supporter.

to the appende drawings which are given by way of example shows various embodiments' of the invention. i Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 show the successive stages of the manufacture of a breast supporter according to the invention, by the use of a piece of textile fabric forming part of the cloth of the breast supporter.

Figs. 5, 6 and 7 show these successive stages when the applied piece is. mounted upon the Fig. 8 is a general view of a breast supporter, as shown in the preceding figures, when placed upon the wearer.

In the-example shown in the drawings, the

front,fabric of the breast supporter is 'pregiven the-shape which-is repreliminarily sented in Fig. 1. Upon this'piece are-drawn two lines o a= and 0-6 on the respective sides of the middle line The vertexo is so situated. that it will come below the in that the said artitwo parts of the cloth thus folded he followin description with reference cording to said mlddle line,

an applied piece of the kind I in Fig". 4,

1928. Serial N8. 254,988, and in France Apri1'5, 1927.

nipple'of the breast,when the completeddev1ce 1s placed in position. a

The part of the cloth in the angle o--a-b is folded on the middle line 0-411, (Figs. 2 and 3) so that the lines oa and 0-6 will be matched upon their whole length. The

together are connected by stitching along the common line ow0b, and when thus united they form the applied piece of the breast supporter. Thisassembling line oa-ob gives the pro er convex shape to the front part of the evice, while at the same time it constitutes one of the lines for securing the said applied piece.

The said applied upon the common ine o-ao-b against the cloth of'the breast supporter (Fig. 3), and is held by stitches 'alon the outline m0-ac of the said applieif piece and by cross stitches such as wgsituated at the proper distance below the point 0. The said point 111 be flattened or blunted byturning it'do 11 according to a small corner portion, and by sewing it to the front or back of the breast supporter, as shown in Fig. 4.

By this means, the front art of the sa1d supporter, strengthened by t e said applied piece, will fit u on the breast and will efi'ectively support it at the'front part as far as the nipple, holding it up asshown in Figi 8. The complete device consists of two 'ke piece is'then folded down,

parts which are symmetrical with reference to the middle line 71. and are assembled ac each part being strengthened by described.

In Fig. 3, the applied piece issewed to the outside of the breast supporter.

This dispjosition maybe inverted, as shown said supporter inside out, without any change "in the general shape of the part fitting upon the breast; the two like parts forming the breast supporter is effected in'the same conditions.

en preliminarily shapin the cloth,'it may be cut at 0a andwand may be placed upon a piece of cloth which when in place will have the same outline o-a-c y-turning thefront part of the The assembling of d-b-o', as shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7. Herein the. fabric of the applied piece and the fabric of the front part of the breast supporter are preliminarily cut according to suitable outlines as shown in Fig. 5; the vertex ois so'disposed that it will come below the nipple when the complete device is worn.

in the receding example, the part of the cloth w ich forms the applied piece is then 10 folded on the middle lineo-m, and the the edges 0-4; and 0-1) 'of the breast supgorter are connected by stitches, as shown in ,igs. 6 and 7. The applied piece thus secured in place is folded'down-upon thelower art .of said supporter as before, and the stitc ng o-m-.c-a holds the folded applied piece against the cloth ofthe breast supporter it v may be further strengthened by cross stitch- '20 in such as (1-9 situated below the breast.

bviously, the invention is not limited to the form of construction herein specified.

Various. devices may be provided with applied pieces similar to the ones described '26 and obtained by like means, 'such devices comprising corselets, belts, one-piece dress bodies,

combined corsets and breast supporters, and

- the like; each half of the article may be made "of one .or more pieces,

' tons',c1as s, lacin ,or like mea'n's,whic may be lace airthe ack'orr other suitable part of t e bust or waist according to the current practi ce. The said articles ma consist of the current textile fabrics, suc as woven bands, knitted goods,

'a combination of several fabrics. o- Having now described, my invention, wliat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 40 Patent isz, 1. In each one of the two symmetrically disp sed halves of a bust supporting garment joined together by stitching' on their front edges which fit into the vertical front center line :of the bust between the two breasts, a reinforcing piece of fabric havin air outline with at east three adjacent si es, a first side bein attached along a part of said front edge of t e corresponding half of the garment and two other sides forming an an le,

' the apex'of which is placed directly be ow the mpple of the breast, one side of S8J1d angle being attached on said garment along a substantiall horizontal line ending at said first side, an the other side of sai attached on said garment alon ing towards the ower part o said garment;

2. In each one' of the'two symmetrically disposed halves 'of abust suplporting garno ment joined together by stitc ing on their front edges w ich fit into the vertical front center line of the bust between "the two breasts, a reinforcin piece of folded fabric having an outline wit I at least three adjacent t5 sides, a firstsidebeing attached-alonga part along a substantially said garment.

of the applied piece and the nipple of t 1 sides, a

accordin to. common 8 practice; said articles may be c osed by buttulle, elastic fabric, or 7 angle bein a .a hne exten rangu ar reinforcm of said front edge of the corresponding half of the garment and two other sides forming an angle, the apex of which is placed directly below the; nipple of the breast, one side of said angle being attached -on said garment horizontal line ending at said first side, and the other' side of said angle being attached on said garment alon a line extending towards the lower part 0 Y 7s .3. In each one of the two symmetrically disposed halves of a bust supporting arment joined together by stitching on their front edges which fitinto the vertical front center line of: the bust between the two breasts, a dart in said half garment extending substantially alon a horizontal line from below e breast to said vertical front edge, and a reinforcing'piece of fabric hav-' ing an outline with at least three adjacent 86 first side being attached below said dart-alon a part of said front edge of the correspon ing half of the garment, a two other sides forming an angle, one side of said angle being attached on said garment along said dart and the other side of'said angle being attached on said garment along. a line .extending towards the lower part of saidv garment. v ,4; In each one of the two symmetrically disposed halves of a bustsupporting ar-- ment joined together by stitching on t eir front edgeswhich fit into the vertical front center line of the bust between the two breasts, a dart in said half garment extending substantially alonga horizontal line from below the nipple of'the breast to said vertical front edge,thesymmetricall folded fabric of said arment comprised etween the two edges 0 said dart having an outline 10s with at least three adjacent sides, a first side" i being attached below said dart along a part 7 of said front edge of the correspondi' g alf of the arment, and two other sides forming an ang e, one side of said.angle being attached on said garment along said dart and the other side of said angle be n attached on said garment along a line extending towards the lower part ofsaid garment.

5'. In each one of the two symmetrically disposed halves of a bust supportin garment join d together by stitching on t eir front edges which fit into the vertical front center line of the bust between the two breasts, 'the lower edge of said garment bein adapted to be ap. lied on a part of the waistjf'a quadpiece of fabric having a first side attache along a part of, sai front edge of the corresponding half of the garment, a second side attached along a part of the lower edge of the gar ent and two other sides forming an angle, the apex of which is placed directly below the nipple of the breast, one side of said angle being atached on said garment along-a substantially horizontal line ending at said first side, and the other side of said an le being attached on said garment along a ine endlng at said lower edge of said arment.

6. In each one o the two symmetrically disposed halves of a bust supportin garment joined together by stitching on t eir front edges which fit into the vertical front center line of the' bust between the two breasts, a

m reinforcing iece-of fabric havin an outline with at east three adjacent si es, a first side being attached along a part of said front edge of the corresponding half of the garment and two other sides forming an angle,

the apex of which is placed directly below the nipple of the breast, one side of said angle being attached on said garment along a substantially horizontal line ending at said first side, and the other side of said angle being attached on said garment along a line ex tending towards the lower part of said garment, transverse stitchings joining the reinforcing piece and the garment, and extending from an intermediate point of said line extending towards the lower part of said garment to a point of one of the other sides of said reinforcing piece.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

=0 JULES LINDAUER. 

